Football fan Sir Keir Starmer has promised to improve access to football in schools and local clubs as he marked the legacy of both the men’s and women’s England squads. Following England’s 2-1 defeat to Spain in the Euros, the PM said he wanted to ensure a new generation of footballers could follow in the footsteps of the Three Lions. He promised to break down “barriers of opportunity” stopping people from playing football and build on the legacy of the men’s and women’s national teams.
Follow the i live blog for the latest politics updates Good morning and welcome to i ‘s live UK politics blog. Football fan Sir Keir Starmer has promised to improve access to football in schools and local clubs as he marked the legacy of both the men’s and women’s England squads. Following England’s 2-1 defeat to Spain in the Euros, the PM said he wanted to ensure a new generation of footballers could follow in the footsteps of the Three Lions.
He promised to break down “barriers of opportunity” stopping people from playing football and build on the legacy of the men’s and women’s national teams. It comes after i revealed less than half of girls have access to football at school two years on from the Lionesses’ Euros victory. Last year, the Conservative Government announced girls and boys would be offered the same sports in schools for the first time but data just 43 per cent of girls aged 11-16 have access to football in school, compared with 66 per cent of bo.
